Rank & Sector
in Billions (2002); Total %; Food-Only Sales; Sector Power Player
1) Grocery Stores
$443.0; 25.6%; $405.3; David Dillon, Kroger Co.
2) Food service / drinking places
$408.0; 23.5%; Unavailable; James Cantalupo, McDonald's
3) Discount stores
$318.3; 18.4%; $31.8; Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Stores
4) Supercenters
$118.0; 6.8%; $37.0; Lee Scott, Wal-Mart Stores
5) Drug Stores
$113.5; 6.5%; $9.3; David Bernauer, Walgreen Co.
6) Convenience stores
$112.0; 6.5%; $109.3; Jim Keyes, 7-Eleven
7) Online sales
$75.7; 4.4%; $2.6
8) Warehouse Clubs
$75.5; 4.43%; $46.6; Jim Sinegal, Costco
9) Dollar stores
$38.3; 2.2%; Unavailable; Howard Levine, Family Dollar Stores
10) Liquor stores
$31.3; 1.7%; $1.6
Sources: SN research, U.S. Department of Commerce, Food Marketing Institute, National Restaurant Association, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Retail Forward, Forrester Research.